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Today, at 10 am, John McCain will try to re-define himself on Iraq.
McCain's campaign website says he wants to send more troops to Iraq today.
He has supported unflinchingly Bush's endless war in Iraq and told us
repeatedly "there will be more wars."
Let's not let him redefine himself with the press. Please see research
below.
Moving the Goalposts
"By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women
who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom.
The Iraq war has been won."
-- John McCain [Reuters, 5/15/08
<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/reuters/politics/2008/May/15/mccain__
u_s__can_win_iraq_war_within_four_years.html> ]
John McCain recently claimed that the war in Iraq would be won in four more
years. However, after making dozens of such predictions since the beginning
of the war, McCain has lost credibility in the eyes of the public. After
years of faulty logic and failed strategies, McCain still walks hand-in-hand
with President Bush on the war in Iraq. From predicting victory in "months"
to "a hundred years," McCain consistently moves the finish line farther and
farther away in an effort to mask the fact that he has no plan to end the
war in Iraq and no idea when the conflict will be over.
Early 2003: The End is "Very Much in Sight."
McCain Predicted a "Brief, Successful War In Iraq." While speaking on the
floor of the senate on the day before U.S. military action commenced in
Iraq, McCain said, "The costs of these enterprises are not known with any
degree of certainty at this time. Nor are the costs we will incur after
what I believe, what I fervently, hope, will be a brief, successful war in
Iraq, as we seek to establish the foundations for a peaceful, stable and
democratizing Iraq." He added, "I believe the war in Iraq can be concluded
successfully in a relatively brief time." [McCain Senate Press Release,
3/18/03]
McCain Believed The War In Iraq Would Be Relatively Short. While appearing
on NBC's "Meet the Press," McCain said, "I believe that this conflict is
still going to be relatively short. I believe we've achieved significant
goals and successes." [NBC, "Meet the Press," 3/30/03]
In 2003 McCain Said The End Was "Very Much In Sight." Senator McCain was
asked "At what point will America be able to say the war was won?" McCain
said there were oil fields to secure and "die-hards" to take care of but
"it's clear that the end is very much in sight, and today I think Americans
should be very proud of their leadership, their technology.There are still
some foreigners, Syrians and others hanging around. But it won't be long. It
will be a fairly short period of time, but this happens in wars. I'm
confident that once they are confident the area is no longer a threat to the
Marines and to or army troops that they'll start imposing discipline. In the
meantime, we'll have a short period of chaos." [ABC, Good Morning America,
4/9/03, emphasis added]
In April 2003, McCain Said He Was "Sure" The End Of Conflict In Iraq Was
Near. While appearing on "Lou Dobbs Moneyline," Dobbs asked McCain, "Is it
your judgment that we are near the end of this conflict?" To which McCain
replied, "Oh, I'm sure that's true." [CNN, "Lou Dobbs Moneyline," 4/10/03]
Late 2003: A Few Months?
McCain Said "We Would Probably Know Within The Next Few Months" If America
Won Or Lost In Iraq. During an appearance on MSNBC's "Buchanan & Press,"
McCain was asked what "victory" in Iraq was. McCain said, "I think the next
three to six months are very critical in this whole scenario because the
Iraqi people don't want to go back to Saddam Hussein. They're not crazy. But
many of them in the Sunni Triangle are losing any confidence that the United
States can bring them what their ambitions are all about for themselves and
their families. So I think we're in a very critical time. And we would
probably know within the next few months." [MSNBC, "Buchanan & Press,"
11/6/03]
2004: Five Years?
McCain Said "Listen, My Friend, We're Going To Have To Be There For Five or
Six Years." During a February 2004 appearance on MSNBC's "Hardball," McCain
discussed the war in Iraq and said, "Listen, my friend, we're going to be
there for five or six years. A little straight talk. We're going. We're
going to have to be there for quite a while." [MSNBC, "Hardball," 2/25/04]
Early-2005: One Year?
McCain: "I Would Think That It's Going To Be Another Year To A Year And A
Half." During an appearance on CBS's "The Early Show," McCain was asked
"What is a realistic timetable" regarding the war in Iraq? McCain said, "If
I had to guess, I would think that it's going to be at least another year to
a year and a half, but, hopefully before then we could have our troops out
of a lot of the areas where they're vulnerable to casualties." [CBS, "The
Early Show," 2/3/05]
Mid-2005: A Couple of More Years?
McCain: "I Think Part Of That Is It's Going To Be, At Least, A Couple More
Years." While appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," McCain said, "I don't
think Americans believe that we should cut and run out of Iraq by any
stretch of the imagination. But I think they also would like to be told, in
reality, what's going on and, by the way, I think part of that is it's going
to be, at least, a couple more years." [NBC, "Meet the Press," 6/19/05]
McCain: "I Think We Should Tell People It's Not Going To Be A Short-I'd
Rather Say Two Or Three Years." While appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press,"
McCain said, "And, again, I think we should tell people it's not going to be
a short--I'd rather say two or three years, and be surprised a year from
now, than say, 'Everything's fine,' and then be disappointed a year or two
from now." [NBC, "Meet the Press," 6/19/05]
McCain: I Think It's Very Possible "Within The Next Year or Two." While
appearing on "Meet the Press," McCain said, "I think it's going to be long
and hard and tough." Tim Russert asked, "Years?" McCain responded by
saying, "Well, when I say years, I think that it's very possible within the
next year or two that you could see this transition taking place, but the
American troops being a supplement rather than being replaced by, in other
words, most of the effort being carried on over time by the Iraqis, but it's
going to be tough. " [NBC, "Meet the Press," 12/4/05]
2006: Months?
McCain: "We're Either Going To Lose This Thing or Win this Thing Within the
Next Several Months." While appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," McCain
said, "If you talk to most military experts, we're in a critical and crucial
time. We're either going to lose this thing or win this thing within the
next several months." [NBC, "Meet the Press," 11/12/06]
Early 2007: Ten Years?
McCain Said Americans Could Be Persuaded To Support The War For 5 to 10
Years. According to the Houston Chronicle, while at the opening of the
Center for the Intrepid, "McCain said it was important for America to
'accomplish the mission' in Iraq, but said he didn't know how long that
would take. He said Americans could be persuaded to support the conflict
another five to 10 years 'if we can show progress.'" [Houston Chronicle,
1/30/07]
Mid 2007: "I Don't Have A Date"
McCain Said "I Don't Have A Date" When Asked About The End of The War.
While discussing the war in Iraq on NBC's "Meet the Press," McCain said, "If
it is only in a role that is of support and American casualties are minimal,
then I think it's probably worth the investment. If the level of casualties
stays where it is, and we do not have success, then we know that that will
be a condition that we cannot stand before." Tim Russert then asked, "By
when?" to which McCain replied, "I don't have a date, I think that the
important thing is whether we assess as we move along." [NBC, "Meet the
Press," 5/13/07; emphasis added]
Early 2008: A Hundred Years?
McCain Said US Could Stay In Iraq for "Maybe A Hundred Years" and He Was
"Fine" With It. In January 2008, McCain said the U.S. military could stay
in Iraq for "a hundred years" and that "would be fine with me." At a town
hall meeting in New Hampshire, a questioner said, "President Bush is talking
about our staying in Iraq for 50 year," at which point McCain interrupted
and said, "Make it a hundred. We've been in South Korea, we've been in
Japan for 60 years, we've been in South Korea for 50 years or so. That'd be
fine with me as long as Americans are not being injured, or harmed, or
wounded, or killed. That's fine with me, I hope it would be fine with you."
[Town Hall Meeting in Concord, NH, 1/3/08
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LEFrZCNqss> ; emphasis added]
McCain: "I Don't Think Americans Are Concerned If We're There For 100 Years
Or 1,000 Years Or 10,000 Years." In an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation,"
host Bob Schieffer asked McCain about staying in Iraq for 100 year. McCain
responded, "We've got to get Americans off the front line, have the Iraqis
as part of the strategy, take over more and more of the responsibilities.
And then I don't think Americans are concerned if we're there for 100 years
or 1,000 years or 10,000 years. What they care about is a sacrifice of our
most precious treasure, and that's American blood. So what I'm saying is
look, if Americans are there in a support role, but they're not taking
casualties, that's fine. We're in Kuwait now. As you well recall, we had a
war, we stayed in Kuwait. We didn't stay in Saudi Arabia. So it's going to
be up to the relationship between the Iraqi government and the United States
of America." [CBS, "Face the Nation," 1/06/08; emphasis added]
McCain: "It Doesn't Matter.We Could Be There For A Hundred Years, For All I
Know." During an interview with the editorial board of the Detroit News,
McCain was asked, "When should the United States leave Iraq?" McCain
responded, "It doesn't matter. We're still in Kuwait since the first Gulf
War. If we can continue to show this progress, we could be there for 100
years, for all I know, as long as Americans are not dying. It's not a matter
of American presence; it's a matter of success so we can beat back this
adversary. If we'd done what they wanted us to do six months ago, al-Qaida
would now be trumpeting to the world that it defeated the United States of
America." [Detroit News, 1/3/08,emphasis added]
McCain: "We're Going To Be In This Struggle For The Rest of The Century."
While speaking at a town hall meeting in Sun City Center, Florida, McCain
said, "I'd like to look you in the eye and tell you there's not gonna be any
more wars. I'd like to look you in the eyes and tell you that this terrible
evil called radical Islamic extremism is defeated. I can't do that. I've
got to tell you that we're gonna be in this struggle for the rest of this
century because it's a transcendent evil." [Town Hall Meeting; Sun City
Center, FL 01/26/08; emphasis added]
McCain: "We Are In A Greater Struggle That Is Going To Be With Us For The
Rest of This Century." While giving a speech in Nashua, New Hampshire, We
are in two wars. We are in a greater struggle that is going to be with us
for the rest of this century. He added, "These young people that are in this
crowd, my friends, I'm going to be asking you to serve. I'm gonna be asking
you to step forward and serve this nation in difficult times." [Speech in
Nashua, New Hampshire, 1/7/08; emphasis added]
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